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USA sets charitable giving record - 6/25/2007 3:44:25 PM

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NEW YORK - Americans gave nearly $300 billion to charitable causes last year, setting a new record and besting the 2005 total that had been boosted by a surge in aid to victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and the Asian tsunami.

Donors contributed an estimated $295.02 billion in 2006, a 1 percent increase when adjusted for inflation, up from $283.05 billion in 2005. Excluding donations for disaster relief, the total rose 3.2 percent, inflation-adjusted, according to an annual report released Monday by the Giving USA Foundation at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy.

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RE: USA sets charitable giving record - 6/25/2007 5:19:29 PM

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I am grateful for all the individuals, groups and companies that contribute time,
energy and funding to improve their communities and the world.

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RE: USA sets charitable giving record - 6/25/2007 10:24:31 PM

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Thanks for sharing that. Feels good to know more people are giving a damn.